Comments on: Busiest day for site http://www.monticellolive.com/busiest-day-for-site/ Today's news.........Today. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:38:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tim Beckham http://www.monticellolive.com/busiest-day-for-site/#comment-5068 Tim Beckham Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:45:23 +0000 http://www.monticellolive.com/?p=431#comment-5068 http://www.freepress.net/communityinternet/ http://www.freepress.net/communityinternet/

]]> By: Tim Beckham http://www.monticellolive.com/busiest-day-for-site/#comment-5047 Tim Beckham Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:08:16 +0000 http://www.monticellolive.com/?p=431#comment-5047 Hmmmm. You make some good points, TJ. Also, we'd probably have to get the Arkansas State Legislature involved, since it seems they've passed a bill, supported by Verizon, that "prohibits municipal entities from providing basic local exchange services." That is according the website "FreePress". If you go there, check out the map of states that have free community internet. Every state around us has some communities with Community Internet. We are in a hole! No wonder people say Arkansas is not developed. Might be worthwhile asking our legislative representative some questions at the Legislative Update meeting. Chamber of Commerce, 3pm, Friday. All of our Reps and Senators are planning to be there. Seems to me, Monticello is a perfectly sized and located community to benefit from WiFi. Wonder what its' status is at Paragould? Hmmmm. You make some good points, TJ. Also, we’d probably have to get the Arkansas State Legislature involved, since it seems they’ve passed a bill, supported by Verizon, that “prohibits municipal entities from providing basic local exchange services.” That is according the website “FreePress”. If you go there, check out the map of states that have free community internet. Every state around us has some communities with Community Internet. We are in a hole! No wonder people say Arkansas is not developed. Might be worthwhile asking our legislative representative some questions at the Legislative Update meeting. Chamber of Commerce, 3pm, Friday. All of our Reps and Senators are planning to be there. Seems to me, Monticello is a perfectly sized and located community to benefit from WiFi. Wonder what its’ status is at Paragould?

]]> By: TJ http://www.monticellolive.com/busiest-day-for-site/#comment-5038 TJ Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:24:28 +0000 http://www.monticellolive.com/?p=431#comment-5038 youre probably talking about @3500/month for 12mbps worth of t-1 internet service to be shared over a public wifi network. You could give up to 768mbps of download and it should be okay. You'd also need some professional wifi gear - and it's not cheap. I'd say it could be paid for by advertisers on the portal page (the page that would always load when you opened your browser after connecting to the public wifi network) - but advertising is VERY difficult to sell in Monticello. youre probably talking about @3500/month for 12mbps worth of t-1 internet service to be shared over a public wifi network. You could give up to 768mbps of download and it should be okay. You’d also need some professional wifi gear - and it’s not cheap.

I’d say it could be paid for by advertisers on the portal page (the page that would always load when you opened your browser after connecting to the public wifi network) - but advertising is VERY difficult to sell in Monticello.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.monticellolive.com/busiest-day-for-site/#comment-4988 Jeff Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:53:00 +0000 http://www.monticellolive.com/?p=431#comment-4988 Great idea. We're on it. Great idea. We’re on it.

]]> By: Tim Beckham http://www.monticellolive.com/busiest-day-for-site/#comment-4948 Tim Beckham Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:17:06 +0000 http://www.monticellolive.com/?p=431#comment-4948 Hi, Jeff. CONGRATULATIONS on the new record. Hopefully, it will keep growing as our community becomes more involved. By the way, somebody with a little knowledge and expertise on things internet ought to research the cost to the city to provide free broadband internet to the entire city. Now, you talk about community development!! Wow! What kind of image do you suppose that would project of our community? Bet new businesses looking for a place to set-up would take a second look at Monticello. There are a few communities that do this for their citizens. We could be on the leading edge - IF it was affordable. Only a little research is needed to tell us. Hi, Jeff. CONGRATULATIONS on the new record. Hopefully, it will keep growing as our community becomes more involved. By the way, somebody with a little knowledge and expertise on things internet ought to research the cost to the city to provide free broadband internet to the entire city. Now, you talk about community development!! Wow! What kind of image do you suppose that would project of our community? Bet new businesses looking for a place to set-up would take a second look at Monticello. There are a few communities that do this for their citizens. We could be on the leading edge - IF it was affordable. Only a little research is needed to tell us.

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